by admin | May 31, 2007 | Recreation / Entertainment
Triple-A says Iowa is one of America’s cheapest vacation spots. There’s no place like home — for a summer vacation. Triple-A’s Rose White says many folks may be staying closer to home over the next few months as four Midwestern states top the...
by admin | May 31, 2007 | Health & Medicine
The one dollar increase in Iowa’s cigarette tax took effect on March 15th, and health officials have noticed that a lot of smokers in the state are trying to quit. Bonnie Mapes, with the Iowa Department of Public Health, says the number of calls to Quitline Iowa...
by admin | May 31, 2007 | Military, Outdoors
A federal program that helps soldiers to become teachers when they leave the military is expanding into Iowa. Chad Schatz, the director of "Troops to Teachers," says the program provides money for soldiers to work toward teacher certification when they come...
by admin | May 31, 2007 | Business
An auto parts factory in the Waterloo area is announcing plans to close, eliminating 150 jobs. Traer Manufacturing in Traer plans to start layoffs this July, with the full shutdown of the plant in July of 2008. The parent company is Magna International, based in...
by admin | May 31, 2007 | Crime & Courts
A state audit has uncovered part of the financial trail a former county park ranger in western Iowa left behind. Alan Disburg had been the park ranger at Yellow Smoke Park near Denison for 15 years when he retired in 2005. After his retirement, county officials...
